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- ↑ Gillespie, Bob. "How the Gamecocks firing Brad Scott turned out so well for Clemson and his son Jeff". The Greenville News. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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- ↑ Hartsell, Jeff. "For South Florida's Brad and Jeff Scott, Citadel game completes a circle". Post and Courier. Retrieved October 21, 2021.